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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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